railroad workers who over ##ru ##led the others in the city and left " meridian " on the station permanently . the town was officially incorporated as meridian on february 10 , 1860 . meridian was a small village at the start of the american civil war in 1861 . its strategic position at the railroad junction led to the confederate construction of several military installations to support the war . during the battle of meridian in 1864 , general william te ##cum ##se ##h sherman led troops into the city , destroying the railroads in every direction , as well as an arsenal and immense store ##houses ; his forces burned much of the buildings to the ground . sherman is reported to have said afterwards ,
railroad workers who overruled the others in the city and left " meridian " on the station permanently. the town was officially incorporated as meridian on february 10, 1860. meridian was a small village at the start of the american civil war in 1861. its strategic position at the railroad junction led to the confederate construction of several military installations to support the war. during the battle of meridian in 1864, general william tecumseh sherman led troops into the city, destroying the railroads in every direction, as well as an arsenal and immense storehouses ; his forces burned much of the buildings to the ground. sherman is reported to have said afterwards,